Been a long-term conrad-johnson fan, wanted to try SS amps to see if time to move in that direction to see if I can get the mid-range of a tube with the low-end control of a SS. Got many different amps, to include the c-j MF-2250 that was reviewed as being voiced like their tube systems. While the MF-2250 was Stereophile Class B rated, I was not impressed (was too "SS" vs. "tube"). After many evaluations, went back to tube systems albeit at higher price ranges (and used via Audiogon). I did find one SS amp that had many of the tube like qualities I was looking for and subsequently picked: Monarchy Audio SM-70 MkII. If someone liked tube-like sound but didn't want to bother with tubes, this pure Class A (as in amp design not Stereophile rating) would be my recommendation by far (and with factory direct pricing at ~$700 an amp, I would get two for use as monoblocks for stereo, and
multiple amps
for next HT upgrade to drive sound-surround).
